The American Friends of the Documentation Center of Austrian Resistance is a non-profit organization established in 2011 with the purpose of furthering the mission of the Documentation Center of Austrian Resistance (DÖW), fostering dialogue between the DÖW and North American scholars, and promoting scholarly research in Austrian contemporary history, cultural studies and political science relating to Austria, with a special focus on the Nazi era.
The DÖW, located in Vienna, is one of the Republic of Austria’s most important institutes for the study of National Socialism and a major repository for documents, books, articles and data bases concerning Austria under Nazi rule and the aftermath of Nazism in the Second Austrian Republic.
GSA Panel: “Competing Narratives of Victimhood and Responsibility in Austria”
GSA Conference, September 28, 2026
From September 24 to 27, 2026, the German Studies Association will hold its 50th anniversary conference in Phoenix, Arizona (USA). The Documentation Centre of Austrian Resistance (DÖW) and the American Friends of DÖW are organizing a panel on the Austrian victimhood narrative, responsibility for Nazi crimes, and other aspects of the culture of remembrance.
Winfried R. Garscha will speak about the writings of former SA leader Alfred Persche in post-war Austria. Other speakers include Gerald Steinacher (University of Nebraska-Lincoln) and Felix Tweraser (University of West Georgia), with commentary by Lisa Silverman (University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee) and moderation by Joseph Moser (West Chester University).
The complete GSA conference program can be found here.